Fun, Awesome Fuel Mileage, Wicked In The Snow... —
There's really nothing I don't like about this car... It's the MOST FUN car I've owned... Handles gravel and snow and ice covered roads like a hot knife through butter... Would love to convert mine to a VR6 2 L 16 valve but will come in due time.....

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Pros:
I love my "Little Rocket"...lol It's awesome on snow and ice covered streets here in Canada. I have driven many thousand K's in this car and it rides on rails through the prairie corners here at higher then posted speeds...lol The 1.8 L is exceptional with the 5 speed and a twin plate racing clutch and short throw shifter...

Cons:
The cooling system going up while driving through town at low speeds but get her on the highway and the temp stays down...

Great If You Know How To Work On Them. I Have Alot Of Good Memories In This Car. —
a little under power but can beat alot of cars through 3rd gear. handels like it is on rails. i have been driving this gti for ten years. i love it will never get rid of it! it's a blast

This Car Is A Street Legal Go Kart, With Enough Of A History/legacy To Be An Icon Of An Era. —
Like-Handles like a go kart, lots of aftermarket support, VW Scene is heady. The GTI was the first hot hatch, and it was one of the first cars to start the trend of performance oriented compact cars. The MK2 is arguably the best balanced chassis VW has ever produced.
Dislike-Underpowered 8v

Best Car I Ever Had. —
Great car with moderate power. Also quite good handling abilities. Interior bit old fashioned, but the recaro seats were a plus. Maybe a bit expencive on a student budget, but if you don't floor the gas all the time like I do, then it's quite economic. Hoped for better ICE system. ;)

Gti Superb 86 —
Well for a 1986 car,the car is really spectacular, good handling, still running with new cars in its engine capacity class. Interior is lovely.The exterior is hot but built on 0% aerodynamics. Maintenance cheap as hell knows what. Extreeeemly fun car for the young peolpe out there thats wants to have fun...

Rebuilt Title —
My car is super fun to drive. Its front wheel drive, which makes it very difficult to loose control of. It's been a pretty good car for being 22 years old, but every car has its problem. The car handles like a dream. With the suspension upgrade, and the cross drilled brakes it is so awesome! The car is a 4cl 8v motor, and does 0-60 in about 7.5 seconds, which is pretty fast for a 4cl.

Voooooolkswaaaaagen —
not very fast, but it keeps up for what it is, this one was only the 1.8 model, fun cars to mess around with and whip around corners in but not so great when it comes to being reliable, cooling systems on these blow up like crazy.

Great Overall —
i think that this car is so much fun. it has a little bit of speed to it. once you get
past a certain point its not as good. comparatively speaking. great for something
like autcross....super stiff suspension. love taking on the gravel roads...its super
controlled because of the short wheelbase and i love this car...engine has over
225,000 miles on it and it runs like a dream.

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I like everything about my GTI handles awesome great car. I would recommend a friend and family. this car was awesome loved how it drives how it sounds and gas saver plus it is very fast car you would...
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The golf GTI is an excellent little car. With the hatchback you can carry lots of stuff in it. It's comfortable, gets about 30 miles per gallon and has the power to pass people at will. My only proble...
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the 2011 gti has enough power, taut handling and aggressive style to appease the eighteen year old kid in me, yet the lines are refined, and the interior is upscale enough to be suitable for the resp...
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Great Day-to-day CommuterBy alexofdodd

Love my VW it is such a nicely balanced vehicle and really impressed me with it's stability at the limits and in snow. Can almost run with the Subarus when fitted with snow tires. VW-please fix the Bl...
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Practical Hot HatchBy hshamilt

Plenty of cargo space. Nice interior. Very sporty. The only weak spot is that it is front wheel drive only. All wheel drive really should be an option. There also should be higher horsepower opti...
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My Great Little CarBy ersid

Its a very cool car for young people. It has an exhaust that sound amazing(never boring).
It very fast in the corners the car sticks to the road picks up very qucik and for a four door it small which ...
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Just Do It.By mdjones2

The Mk V was my favorite GTI in 2012. Bought a 2009 with low mileage and had stage 3 performance package done with a trusted mechanic. At $23k, it has been the greatest driving performance ever and I ...
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This Volkswagen GTI gets about 29/31 miles per gallon. It is a 6 speed manual with a turbo. It has remote power door locks, power mirrors, low fuel level warning, turn signal in mirrors, dual illumin...
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